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　　At the University of Kansas art museum, scientists tested the effect of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings．For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown．Movement of each group was followed by electrical equipment under the carpet．The experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown walked more quickly, covered more area, and spent less time in the room than people in the white one．Dark brown made people more active, but the activity ended sooner．Not only the choice of colors but also the general appearance of a room affects those inside．Another experiment presented people with photographs of faces whose energy was to be commented．

　　Three groups of people were used; each was shown the same photos, but each group was in an ordinary room－a nice office．The third was in a tastefully designed living room with carpeting．Results showed that the people in the beautiful room tend to give higher marks to the faces than those in the ugly room did．Other studies that students do better on tests taken in comfortable room than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms．

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阅读理解

　　University researchers tested the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors．For the first group, the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown．The movement of each group was followed by an electric system hidden under the carpet．The experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly, covered more area, and spent less time in the room than the people in the white environment．Dark brown stimulated(刺激)more activity, but the activity ended sooner．

　　Not only the choice of colors but also the appearance(外表)of a room has effect on those inside it．In a second experiment the researchers prepared subjects with photos of faces．Three groups of subjects were used; each was shown the same photos, but each group was in a different kind of room．One group was in an“ugly”room that seemed to be a messy(零乱的)storeroom．Another group was in a common room－an office．The third group was in a beautiful living room．

　　Results showed that the subjects in the beautiful room appeared to give higher ratings(评价)to the faces than those in the ugly room did．

　　Other studies suggest that students do better at tests taken in comfortable rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms．

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